A statement of condemnation regarding the targeting of children in Khadir District, Taiz Governorate

On Aug 30, 2026

Entesaf Organization for Women and Children’s Rights condemns in the strongest terms the crime of targeting civilians by Saudi enemy mercenaries on citizens’ homes and farms, which resulted in the injury of a boy and the death of a number of livestock while he was grazing sheep in the Jadir district of Taiz Governorate.

The organization affirms that targeting civilians, especially women and children, represents a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, which requires the protection of the civilian population from attacks, prohibits targeting them directly or indiscriminately, and stresses the provision of special protection for children and women during hostilities.

The organization holds the perpetrators of this crime fully responsible for its consequences, and calls on the United Nations and international and human rights organizations to investigate this crime and the violations committed against women and children, and to work to ensure that its perpetrators do not escape accountability and punishment.

The organization also calls on the international community to assume its legal and humanitarian responsibilities, put an end to the continued targeting of children, women and civilians, and ensure respect for the rules of international humanitarian law and protect the rights of women and children in Yemen.

Issued by the Entesaf Organization for Women and Children’s Rights

Sanaa – August 29, 2026 AD